Tatadim of Abyssinia

Tatadim of Abyssinia (897-959) was the king of the Zagwe dynasty from 919 to 959, succeeding Mara Takla Haymanot of Abyssinia and preceding Jan Seyum of Abyssinia.

Biography
Tatadim was born in 897 to the Miaphysite Christian Zagwe dynasty of Ethiopia, and he was the son of Mara Takla Haymanot of Abyssinia. He made efforts to secure the kingship for his sons, fighting his brothers Jan Seyum of Abyssinia and Germa Seyum of Abyssinia. However, in the end his brothers were those who would succeed him due to Agaw inheritance laws.